Shorthand Published: 20:52 PM - 13 Aug 2015 On the side of working people Labour Market StatisticsAugust 2015 #getbritainworking DWP @DWP Long-term unemployment has fallen by over 200,000 since 2010 #getbritainworking Youth unemployment in the UK has fallen by 200,000 since 2010 #getbritainworking Scotland now has 170,000 more people in work than in 2010 #getbritainworking 85% of young people in the UK either have a job or are in full-time study #getbritainworking The UK's employment rate has seen the largest rise of any G7 economy over the last year #getbritainworking There are now a record 14 million women in work across the UK #getbritainworking #notjustforboys #getbritainworking For more information, read the Labour Market Statistics – August 2015 from the Office for National Statistics